Hey there Logan and Wendell and other Tek Syndicate crew,
I have recently become very interested in overclocking my CPU. I have looked for guides online but they all confuse me and talk about stuff I don't understand because I've never overclocked before, nor have I had any sort of overclocking experience. I've read things about needing to keep the voltages at an adequate amount for the frequency and things but I don't know which voltages I'm supposed to be looking at, nor what frequencies I should be aiming for. I was wondering if you guys could lead me towards a decent guide, or maybe give me some pointers to get me started. I have an Intel i5 3570K on an ASRock Extreme6 motherboard.
Thanks in advance, Jesse from Australia
Very, very straight forward and easy to follow for overclocking 1155 cpus.
Here is a good guide - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBEeXajbG2o
There is no way to avoid the fact you'll have to get to know what adjusting the cpu voltage does, how mulitpliers work, etc. Also read your motherboard manual and reviews of your motherboard. <<link>>
Link also states a good range of overclocks that were achieved. Just use it as a yard stick.
I find that the best approach is to find what is the lowest voltage that the cpu will work at the stock speeds. - this is usually a good indicator of a good chip. I then oc is small increments of 100mhz and stress testing each time, bumping up the voltage ever so slightly if there is failure. Until reaching a point where the temps are still ok, Im happy with the overclock and everything is stable.
Adjusting the voltage can get tricky the more you overclock eg. for 4.25ghz you need 1.28v then at 4.5ghz you need 1.35v, then to reach just 4.6 you may need 1.5v. No 2 cpu's are ever the same, so its best to never take someone's overclocking values and just plugging them in. Get to know your cpu.
Get used to seeing BSOD's as you'll be seeing plenty of them.
BTW... I hope you have a decent cooler otherwise you'll cook something.